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Wednesday, 26 June 2013

The worlds 20 best transit airports

The Skytrax World Airport Awards are based on 12 million passenger surveys at 385 different airports, grading the travel experience on 39 criteria. So where is the ideal place to make a connection or a layover? Read on for the 20 best.

Located in
Japan's Osaka Prefecture, Kansai opened in 1994. It's 1.7-km long
Terminal 1 is among the longest in the world. (Photo: Flickr/Hideyuki
Kamon)

18. Abu Dhabi International Airport

The capital
city of the United Arab Emirates is served by the rapidly-expanding Abu
Dhabi International Airport, currently undergoing a multi-billion
dollar redevelopment and expansion. (Photo: Wikimedia/Nuno Nogueira)

17. Narita International Airport

Narita is the primary passenger airport in and around Tokyo, handling
the majority of international flights in and out of Japan. (Photo:
Flickr/Hideyuki Kamon)

16. Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

Hongqiao is the primary domestic airport serving Shanghai. While less
glamorous than Pudong, the city's primary international port, it was
recently the beneficiary of an expansion worth more than $2 billion.
(Photo: Flickr/Thomas Depenbusch)

15. Frankfurt Main Airport

Frankfurt Airport is far and away the busiest passenger airport in
Germany, and third-busiest in Europe behind only Heathrow and
Paris-Charles de Gaulle. It handles international flights and
connections from all around the world. (Photo: Flickr/Christian Bortes)

New Zealand's largest airport was named the best airport in the
Australia/Pacific region by the survey, and its staff was also
considered the best in the region. (Photo: Flickr/Phillip Capper)

12. Copenhagen Airport

The Danish capital's airport was named the best in Northern Europe, and
handles more international traffic than any other in Scandinavia. It
set a record in 2012 with over 23.3 million passengers. (Photo:
Wikimedia/Dornum72)

11. London Heathrow Airport

The
third-busiest airport in the world is a five-terminal behemoth directly
employing over 76,000 people. (Photo: Wikimedia/Cdogg30)

10. Central Japan International Airport

Built on an artificial island in Ise Bay in the Chūbu region of Japan,
Central Japan International was named the best regional airport in Asia.
(Photo: Flickr/Masakazu Matsumoto)

9. Vancouver International Airport

Serving Canada's West Coast metropolis, Vancouver International is the
only North American airport to make SKYTRAX's top 20. The organization's
chairman commended it for its excellent standards of terminal decor and
ambience. (Photo: Flickr/Jeff McNeill)

8. Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Malaysia's primary international airport was commended for having the
world's best airport immigration service. (Photo: Flickr/Hunny Alrohaif)

7. Zurich Airport

Switzerland's largest international airport was awarded "World's Best
Airport Baggage Delivery" by the SKYTRAX survey. (Photo: Flickr/Jon
Rawlinson)

6. Munich Airport

Munich Airport doubled
its traffic over the late-90s and early-00s, and is now the
second-busiest in Germany. The survey called its dining options the best
in the world, and placed it fifth for leisure amenities. (Photo:
Flickr/JasonParris)

5. Beijing Capital International Airport

As of 2012, Beijing Capital is the second-busiest airport in the world,
in terms of passenger throughput. Built for the 2008 Olympic Games,
Terminal 3 is the fifth-largest building in the world by area. (Photo:
Wikimedia/Vladimir Menkov)

4. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

The largest airport in the Netherlands features extensive shopping
options, a permanent library, an art gallery and even a mortuary. The
SKYTRAX survey named it the best airport in Europe. (Photo:
Wikimedia/Shirley de Jong)

3. Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong's primary airport is the busiest in the world, by cargo
traffic. It ranked in the top five in dining, international transit,
shopping, cleanliness and leisure amenities. (Photo: Flickr/charclam)

2. Singapore Changi Airport

Singapore's main airport has won countless awards as one of the best in
the world. With endless shopping, six open-air gardens, gyms, spas and
napping areas, its leisure amenities were ranked best in the world by
the survey.

1. Incheon International Airport

With a golf course, spa, casino, museum, and more, Seoul's Incheon International was named the best airport in the world by SKYTRAX. It was also named best in the world for seven consecutive years by Airports Council International.